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Lot 69 · Important Watches featuring Exceptional Discoveries: The Olmsted Complications Collection

Grande Octagonal | An exceptionally rare white gold octagonal wristwatch, 1971

Cartier London

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Estimate
$50,000–$100,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches featuring Exceptional Discoveries: The Olmsted Complications Collection, New York · 8 December 2025
Record ID
TB-2026-5342647
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Cartier London, Grande Octagonal | An exceptionally rare white gold octagonal wristwatch, 1971. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2025, lot 69. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5342647.

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